A Clear and Present Danger ... ???

The government wants carte blanche to arrest, detain, and torture suspected terrorists (in the name of National Security and protecting Americans and the American Way of Life ... naturally) ... yet, we seem completely incapable of protecting Americans from clear and obvious threats from other Americans.

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... "We did what we could."  Bullshit ... though I'm sure that line makes the Sheriff in that county sleep better at night, as it absolves him (and the rest of his staff) of responsibility.

My point is this:  We're so afriad of being attacked from without ... we're ignoring the fact that we're being destroyed from within ...

... and noone wants to own up to it.